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June 14, 2000

JavaHelp Guide Published by O'Reilly

Sebastopol, CA--Until recently, Java application developers have been forced
to develop their own help system to write online help. That's no longer
necessary. With the release of the JavaHelpTM software by Sun
Microsystems, Inc., there is a complete and standard online help system for
the Java platform.

"No software application is complete without documentation. And with an
expanding number of applications being written in Java, there is an
ever-increasing need for a Java-based help system-a help system that can
work seamlessly with Java applications. "JavaHelp fulfills this need," says
Kevin Lewis, author of the just-released
Creating
Effective JavaHelp (O'Reilly, $29.95). "I think JavaHelp is at a
critical turning point. I've
heard of recent Java developer conferences where Java developers claim to
have never heard of JavaHelp. I'm afraid to ask what these companies are
using for an online help system. Sun has created online documentation that
is easy to author, easy to use, and, best of all, fully functional across
all computer platforms. It's about time."

Effective, instantly-available online help is a requirement for today's
interactive applications.
Creating
Effective JavaHelp shows you how to
create a basic JavaHelp system, prepare help topics, and deploy the help
system in your application. Aimed at all levels of Java developers and
technical writers, the book takes a chapter-by-chapter approach to building
concepts. It will give you a complete understanding of how to create usable
JavaHelp systems and integrate them into Java applications and applets.

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